272 | Using AI in ACL Rehab: What It Can Actually Do For You (And Where It Starts to Break Down) - Part 1

The ACL Athlete Podcast · Apr 16, 2026 · 46m · transcript

In this episode, we open a two-part series on one of the most important and underaddressed conversations in ACL rehab right now: how ACL athletes, parents, and clinicians are using artificial intelligence (AI) and where it helps versus where it quietly works against the recovery. We walk through why AI trained on generic, protocol-driven internet content gives athletes the average of a system that is already failing them, and then we break down the first two tiers of our framework. Tier one covers where AI genuinely earns its place, understanding your MRI report, preparing for a surgical…